Paper and pencil clip



1965 s. SACEAN 3,217,36

PAPER AND PENCIL CLIP Filed Nov. 4, 1963 INVENTOR United States Patent3,217,369 PAPER AND PENCIL CLIP Simon Sacean, R.F.D., Elmore, Ohio FiledNov. 4, 1963, Ser. No. 321,194 3 Claims. (Cl. 24-10) This inventionrelates to paper clips and in particular to a paper clip that is formedto also serve as a pencil clip for temporarily attaching a pencil to asheet or pad of paper. An ordinary paper clip, comprising a pair of wireloops normally lying in a single plane and adapted to be displaced fromsuch common plane by the insertion of a sheaf of paper to be heldtogether, is not adapted for holding objects such as pencils to thesheet of papers or of maintaining a small separation between adjacentsheaves of papers as may be desirable in some filing sys tems.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a modified paperclip that may not only serve to clip sheets of papers together but whichmay also be used to clip a pencil or similar object to the sheaf ofpapers.

Another object of the invention is to provide a modified form of paperclip which may also serve as a temporary pencil clip.

More specific objects and advantages are apparent from the followingdescription of preferred forms of the invention.

According to the invention the improved paper clip cornprises a pair ofgenerally J-shaped wire loops connected at the ends of the long sides ofthe loops, the clip being formed such that the junction between theloops and the tip end of one of the loops is displaced from a planecontaining the major portions of the loops a distance approximatelyequal to half the thickness of a pencil or other generally cylindricallyobject to be held by the clip.

A preferred form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the improved clip.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view showing the clip of FIGURE 1 employed toclip a pencil to a sheet of paper.

FIGURE 3 is a section taken in the plane of the paper of FIGURE 2showing the cooperation of the various loops of the paper clip inholding the paper and pencil.

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the clip.

FIGURE 5 is similar to FIGURE 2 but shows the clip of FIGURE 4 in use.

These specific figures and the accompanying description are intendedmerely to illustrate the invention and not to impose limitations on itsscope.

As seen in FIGURE 1 the improved clip comprises a first I-shaped loophaving a short side 1 and a long side 2. A second loop comprising a longside 3 and a short side 4 is joined to the first loop by a connectingportion 5 such that the loops lie in a common plane with the short sideof each loop parallel and adjacent the long side of the other loop.

According to the invention the connecting portion 5 and the end of oneof the I -shaped loops, such as the end 6, is bent sharply from theplane of the loops to be displaced from the plane a distance that isgreater than the diameter of the wire forming the clip and that is lessthan the diameter of the cylindrical object to be held by the clip. Theclip should be of a size such that the distance between the sides 3 and4 of one of the J-shaped loops is slightly greater than the diameter ofthe pencil or similar object to be held by the clip.

When the clip is in use, as shown in FIGURE 2, the clip is pushed onto asheet or sheaf of papers, in the same manner as an ordinary clip, withthe loop comprising the 3,217,369 Patented Nov. 16, 1965 sides 1 and 2on one side of the sheaf of papers and the loop comprising the sides 3and 4 on the opposite side. The sheaf of papers is thus located betweenthe sides 2 and 3 with the end 5 extending around the edge of the paper.The pencil to be clipped to the sheaf of papers is inserted between thebent up portion 5 and the paper at the edge or margin of the sheaf ofpapers and between the paper and the raised end 6 of the loop comprisingthe sides 3 and 4. 'In this arrangement, the pencil is held by pressureexerted by the portions 5 and 6 against one side of the pencil pressingit against the paper which in turn is supported by the other loopcomprising the sides 1 and 2. The pencil is held against lateraldisplacement by the sides 3 and 4 which lie parallel to the pencil 8 andclosely adjacent thereto. It is essential in the manufacture of thistype of clip that the displacement of the ends 5 and 6 forming thepencil holding portions be displaced from the plane of the loops adistance less than the diameter of the pencil so that the sides 3 and 4do not bear on the paper. If the displacement of the end portion 6 fromthe plane of the sides 3 and 4 is greater than the diameter of thepencil the sides 3 and 4 Will bear on the paper before any pressure isbrought to bear on the pencil itself.

FIGURE 3 shows the paper inserted between the loops comprising the sides'1, 2 and 3, 4 and the pencil inserted between the paper and the ends 5and 6 at the ends of the sides 3 and 4.

It may be noted that this form of clip will stay either on the paper oron the pencil depending upon how the clip and pencil is removed from thepaper. This occurs because the pencil is held in the portions 5 and 6 bythe end 9 of the shorter loop joining the sides 1 and 2 which is locatedintermediate the ends 5 and 6.

A similar clip is shown in FIGURES 4 and 5. In this form a firstJ-shaped loop comprising a short side 11 and a longer side 12 is joinedby a portion 13 to a second and shorter J-shaped loop comprising a longside 14 and a short side 15. The shorter loop has its terminal portion16 and a portion 13 connecting sides 12 and '14 displaced from the planeof the loops. This clip as shown in FIG- URE 4 is thus similar to thatshown in FIGURE 1 with the exception that the end of the shorter loop isdisplaced from the plane of the loops rather than the end of the longerloop.

This clip is used in the same manner as the clip illustrated in thefirst figure except that when the clip is removed from the paper alongwith the pencil it falls clear of the pencil since an end 17 of thelonger loop, being beyond the end 16, pushes the pencil away from itsposition in the portion 13 at the opposite end of the clip so that theclip falls free of the pencil.

The second form of the invention is of particular value when the clip isused in a one time service such as clipping advertising pencils toadvertising printed matter since an operator can quickly insert a pencil18 into the loop 17 thus forming a wide angle jaw to receive the edge ofthe paper 19 to be clipped for guiding it between the J-shaped loops asthe clip and pencil are pushed into place on the paper.

These specific figures and the accompanying description are intendedmerely to illustrate the invention and not to impose limitations on itsscope.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A clip for temporarily attaching a pencil or similar generallycylindrical object to a card or sheet of paper, the clip comprising apair of J-shaped Wire loops joined at the ends of the stems such thatthe sides of each loop are parallel and each side is parallel andclosely adjacent loops and the end portion of one of the loops beingbent sharply such that in an end elevation of the clip, said junctionand bent end portion each define an area having a width equal to theseparation of the sides and a height that is greater than half saidseparation and less than said separation whereby a cylindrical objectmay be held between the sides of a loop with the bent junction and bentend engaging one side of the object and the unbent end pressing a paperagainst the other side of the object.

2. A clip according to claim 1 in which the loops are unequal in lengthand the end of the longer loop is bent from the plane of the loop.

3. A clip according to claim 1 in which the loops are unequal in lengthand the end of the shorter loop is bent from the plane of the loop.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS DONLEY J.STOCKING, Primary Examiner.

1. A CLIP FOR TEMPORARILY ATTACHING A PENCIL OR SIMILAR GENERALLYCYLINDRICAL OBJECT TO A CARD OR SHEET OF PAPER, THE CLIP COMPRISING APAIR OF J-SHAPED WIRE LOOPS JOINED AT THE ENDS OF THE STEMS SUCH THATTHE SIDES OF EACH LOOP ARE PARALLEL AND EACH SIDE IS PARALLEL ANDCLOSELY ADJACENT A SIDE OF THE OTHER LOOP, THE SIDES OF EACH LOOP BEINGSEPARATED A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THECYLINDRICAL OBJECT TO BE HELD, THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE LOOPS AND THEEND PORTION OF ONE OF THE LOOPS BEING BENT SHARPLY SUCH THAT IN AN ENDELEVATION OF THE CLIP, SAID JUNCTION AND BENT END PORTION EACH DEFINE ANAREA HAVING A WIDTH EQUAL TO THE SEPARATION OF THE SIDES AND A HEIGHTTHAT IS GREATER THAN HALF SAID SEPARATION AND LESS THAN SAID SEPARATIONWHEREBY A CYLINDRICAL OBJECT MAY BE HELD BETWEEN THE SIDES OF A LOOPWITH THE BENT JUNCTION AND BENT END ENGAGING ONE SIDE OF THE OBJECT ANDTHE UNBENT END PRESSING A PAPER AGAINST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OBJECT.